Unsurprisingly, the slice and hot dogs emerged as the most hypothetically yearned-for foods, followed closely by bagels and bialys in our poll. But the more conceptual answer of "diversity" was cited just as frequently as the top contenders. In fact, glutton08 rejected the poll quite eloquently, saying, "Impossible question. There's a reasonable version of pretty much any food you can get in the city at least one other place in the world. What I couldn't live without is the variety of great foods in such a small geographic area." We have to agree. Best of luck to Severson in her new home—we’ll eat a pastrami from Katz's, or maybe a salad, and send good wishes her way.